Some pictures of my orchids and IDs please: Mendenhal or papilio
 

Hello,

Here are what blooming in my house.
The phal_noid_purple is the one who got me addicted in the first place. I had two strong spikes, but my boyfriend broke one of them by accident. The other spike I pierced through the stem with a clip when in was in bud(being a novice that I am). It managed to survive and is blooming.

The butterfly I just bought 2 weeks ago. I don't what kind it is.

Can anyone tell me what kind of dendrobium it is?
Thanks for looking at my pictures.

Thuy

the dendrobium looks nobile?

The butterfly looks to be the same as what I have that is currently in bloom so I'm going to say it's a Psychopsis Mendenhall.

Thank you both for your reply. I heard that the Dendrobium nobile is easy to grow. About the butterfly, before I posted picture King_of_orchid_growing also thought it might be a Mendenhall since the Papilio is a species and harder to find.

Is the Mendenhall easy to grow? I am hoping to have some easy orchids because I don't want them to die before I have more experience. So far I haven't killed any one yet.

Here's a link for a culture sheet that should put you in the ballpark: http://www.orchidaceae.com/techSheets/Psychopsis.pdf
They do like to dry out between waterings and frown against frequent repotting. Have fun.